Covid-19 India Updates: India Reports 41,157 New Cases, 518 Deaths In Last 24 Hours

India reported over 41,000 new coronavirus cases as the country braced for a third wave of the pandemic.

41,157 people tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, according to the health ministry's update as of 8 a.m. on July 18. Recoveries during the same period were higher at nearly 42,000 taking the active caseload to 4.22 lakh.

Key Coronavirus Data

• Total confirmed cases: 3,11,06,065

• Total number of active cases: 4,22,660

• Total patients cured/discharged/migrated: 3,02,69,796

• Total deaths: 4,13,609

• Number of fresh cases in last 24 hours: 41,157

• Number of recoveries in a day: 42,004

• Deaths recorded in a day: 518